Flowerpot, especially for forcing plants while using automatic watering

Abstract

A flowerpot, especially for forcing plants while using automatic watering, comprises a pot shell (10), a substantially horizontal bottom (14) having at least one first opening (28) and at least one channel (18), that is open downwardly and comprises a plane top wall (24) at a higher level that the bottom (14) and having at least one second opening (26). In the pot shell (10) there is at least one opening (20) forming an inlet to and an outlet from the channel (18). On the lower side of the pot bottom (14), supporting legs (16) are placed along the pot edge. According to the invention, the flowerpot comprises additional supporting legs (32, 32') extending along at least one section (A, A') of the pot bottom (14), said section with one cad facing a part of the edge of a first opening (28, 28') and with its other end facing a free part of the edge of the pot bottom (14) and/or an end wall of one of the channels (18).

I claim: 
     
       1. A flowerpot, especially for forcing plants while using automatic watering, comprising: a pot shell sidewall (10);   a substantially horizontal bottom surface (14) associated with said shell sidewall having (1) at l east one first opening (28), and   (2) at least one channel (18, 18a, 18b), said at least one channel being open downwardly and comprising a plane top wall (24) positioned above the bottom surface (14) and at least one channel side wall, said at least one channel extending from the shell sidewall and having an access opening (20) on the shell sidewall, said at least one channel having defined therein at least one second opening (26);     a plurality of first supporting legs (16) protruding downwardly from the bottom surface around the outer edge thereof; and   at least one pair of second supporting legs (32) protruding downwardly from said bottom surface in side by side relation, said at least one pair of second supporting legs defining between them at least one section (A) of the bottom surface (14), said at least one section (A) having a first end open to at least a part of the edge of the at least one first opening (28) for communication with the at least one first opening (28), and a second end open to at least one of (1) the outer edge of the bottom surface (14) or (2) the channel side wall of at least one of the at least one channel, said at least one section promoting seepage into and out of said at least one first opening.   
     
     
       2. The flowerpot according to claim 1, wherein said at least one first opening (28) and said at least one second opening (26) together constitute at least one mutually associated pair of openings, and the at least one section (A) of the bottom surface (14) extends between said at least one mutually associated pair of openings. 
     
     
       3. The flowerpot according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first supporting legs are ribs and the at least one pair of second supporting legs (32) are situated as extensions of the ribs (16c) with the ribs (16c) defining the channel side walls to laterally limit the at least one channel. 
     
     
       4. A flowerpot comprising: a shell sidewall;   a substantially planar bottom surface having at least one first opening and at least one channel, said at least one channel being open downwardly and being defined by a substantially planar top wall and at least one channel side wall, said top wall being positioned above said bottom surface, said at least one channel defining a laterally-facing access opening on said shell sidewall and extending inwardly therefrom;   a plurality of first supporting members protruding downwardly from said bottom surface around the outer edge thereof; and   at least one pair of second supporting members protruding downwardly from said bottom surface and positioned in opposed relation to define therebetween at least one section on said bottom surface, with a first end of said at least one section open to at least part of the edge of said at least one first opening, said at least one section for promoting seepage into and out of the at least one first opening.   
     
     
       5. The flowerpot of claim 4, wherein said bottom surface is substantially circular. 
     
     
       6. The flowerpot of claim 5, wherein said at least one channel extends at least partially radially inwardly along said bottom surface from the shell sidewall. 
     
     
       7. The flowerpot of claim 6, wherein said at least one pair of second supporting members extends radially inwardly from and in substantial alignment with said at least one channel to define said at least one section, said at least one section being defined substantially between an end of said at least one channel and said at least one first opening for communication therebetween. 
     
     
       8. The flowerpot of claim 7, wherein at least one second opening is defined in the top wall of said at least one channel and said at least one first and second openings are in substantial radial alignment with each other. 
     
     
       9. The flowerpot of claim 6, wherein at least one pair of second supporting members extends substantially radially inwardly between the outer wall of the bottom surface and the at least one first opening to define the at least one section for communication therebetween. 
     
     
       10. The flowerpot of claim 6, wherein the plurality of first supporting members are ribs which define the channel side walls of said at least one channel and the ribs extend radially inwardly on the bottom surface from the outer edge thereof, and said at least one pair of second supporting members are extensions of the ribs. 
     
     
       11. The flowerpot of claim 10, wherein at least one second opening is defined in the top wall of the at least one channel and said at least one first and second openings are in substantial radial alignment with each other and said at least one first and second supporting members are positioned to define the at least one section between said at least one first and second openings. 
     
     
       12. The flowerpot of claim 5, wherein said at least one channel extends radially across the bottom surface and said at least one pair of second supporting members extends substantially in perpendicular relation relative to said at least one channel between at least one of said channel side walls and said at least one first opening to define the at least one section for communication therebetween. 
     
     
       13. The flowerpot of claim 5, wherein a single channel is defined and said single channel extends annularly around the outer circumference of said bottom surface and being inwardly bounded by said channel side wall, which is circumferential and disposed inwardly from the outer edge of the bottom surface, and outwardly bounded by said plurality of first supporting members, and said at least one pair of second supporting members extends radially inwardly between the channel side wall and the at least one first opening to define the at least one section between the single channel and the at least one first opening with a second end of said at least one section facing the channel side wall. 
     
     
       14. The flowerpot of claim 13, wherein at least one second opening is defined in the top wall of said at least one channel; and said at least one first and second openings are in substantial radial alignment with each other.